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Study: Blending pairing of alleles has moulded human ancestry
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Complex patterns of migration, isolation, and admixture--a phrase used to describe the exchange of genes between members of various populations--have characterised human history. As a result of the mixing of genetic lineages during admixture, populations' genetic diversity increases. Ancient
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Genes expressed in brain before birth can affect risk of childhood mental
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered a number of genes whose expression in the brain before birth may influence the risk of developing a variety of mental diseases during childhood. The team, led by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of Mass General Brigham (MGB)
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Crops evolved by swapping genetic modules between cells: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The findings, published in Nature, bring researchers closer to pinpointing which genes control important agricultural traits such as drought tolerance, which will help scientists faced with a changing climate adapt crops to drier environments.
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Study reveals placenta plays an important role in genetic risk of schizoph
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a new study led by the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, more than 100 genes linked to the risk of schizophrenia appear to cause sickness due to their activity in the placenta rather than the developing brain.
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Study reveals genetic tests shows how genes linked to heart disease
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
People may learn they have a gene mutation linked to some types of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as the usage of genetic testing rises. In order to better inform people and medical professionals on what to do when a variant is found.
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Research reveals previously unknown human body repair mechanism for ribonu
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Ribonucleic acids (RNAs), single-stranded molecules, are essential parts of every living thing's cells. By carrying the instructions for the synthesis of a protein in their own sequence, mRNAs, which function as "transcripts" of our genes, contribute to the translation of genetic information
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Study discover hidden ribonucleic acids repair mechanism in human
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Single-stranded molecules called ribonucleic acids (RNAs) are crucial components of every living thing's cells. As "transcripts" of our genes, mRNAs, for instance, play a role in the translation of genetic information by carrying the instructions for the production of a protein in their own
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Study: Gene activity analysis aids in categorisation of brain disease
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Yashar Zeighami's research at McGill University in Canada provides a fresh method for characterising brain disorders. The study, published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, suggests that comparing transcriptomes (the map of activity for all genes in the genome) associated with differe
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Gene activity analysis helps to classify brain diseases: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Yashar Zeighami's research at McGill University in Canada gives a novel technique to characterise brain illnesses. The study, published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, indicates that comparing transcriptomes (the map of activity for all genes in the genome) associated with different
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Metropolis Healthcare Limited launches the 'NextGen HLA' High Resolution T
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI/SRV): Metropolis Healthcare Limited, India's leading diagnostic service provider announces the launch of the "NextGen HLA" Typing Test. Powered by the complex molecular technology 'Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)'. Metropolis' NextGen HLA Typing i
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Cartilage cell development impact adult height: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"The study is really understanding the genetics of skeleton," says senior author Nora Renthal (@noradrenal) of Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard University. As a pediatric endocrinologist who cares for children with skeletal diseases, she is interested in understanding how bones grow. "
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Study reveals how novel protein helps to suppress tumour growth
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Understanding how cancer develops is necessary for designing efficient, individualised cancer medicines. Scientists have known for many years that certain types of gene mutations are the cause of cancer.
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